![]() He claims to have done it first which can be true but he published last. (I forget if it was a DOS or Amiga or other port and I’m not watching it again to find out.) It looks like “NCommander” is a wet behind the ears trying to earn some rep with a reaction video. Some months ago I watched the video by the Microsoft programmer “Dave’s Garage” who did the Windows port from the original Maxis Full Tilt Pinball. At this point we seem to have a pretty complete picture of its entire history, but it too some serious digging to get there. This story and investigation into Space Cadet Pinball is wild. ![]() I was amazed at the level of thoroughness (and the fortitude it required to get those Itanium systems up and running, much less debug them), but there’s one version of 64-bit Windows that NCommander didn’t try out, and that’s the one that’s relevant to the story. Retrocomputing enthusiast NCommander even undertook a Zapruder-level analysis of all of the 64-bit versions of Windows he could find to prove or disprove my story. One point of contention is over my claim that I removed Pinball from Windows because I couldn’t get the 64-bit version to work. People keep asking if it can be brought back. ![]() My proudest achievement of Windows XP was fixing the game so it didn’t consume 100% CPU. A customer used their support contract to ask how to change among the three levels of play in Space Cadet Pinball. ![]() Space Cadet Pinball has a special place in the hearts of many Windows enthusiasts. ![]()
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